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let me start with you, john. some of the latest polls in the poll of polls, we take the major ones and take the average. that's why there is no margin of error. pew research, 47/47. american research group, 48-48 and all continue along that wane. could a small thing like chris christie coming out with a very serious and significant endorsement of the president's handling of the storm tip the race? >> listen, erin, a race like this this tight, everything matters. this is a game of inches, a war after television. seeing this in ohio, folks focused heavily on the ground game. highly respected governor like chris christie, being honest, not doing partisan talking points, we're working effectively with the president, that reminds people that president obama is the commander in chief. every little thing matters and chris christie speaking honestly probably helped the president a little bit. >> tomorrow, he will tour the destroyed zones with the governor. he did last year during the storm as well. not as if this is a ne
let me start with you, john. some of the latest polls in the poll of polls, we take the major ones and take the average. that's why there is no margin of error. pew research, 47/47. american research group, 48-48 and all continue along that wane. could a small thing like chris christie coming out with a very serious and significant endorsement of the president's handling of the storm tip the race? >> listen, erin, a race like this this tight, everything matters. this is a game of inches,...
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his name is john. he's the guy on the right in this picture. the man on the left is the cab driver he saved, who left the scene before anyone got his name. john is 6'5," was able to carry the cab driver to safety. he joins me here now in staten island. it's incredible what you did. tell us about it. you basically saw this cab driver in need? >> yeah, exactly. that's how it happened. i was in my apartment, i was just drinking coffee, and i just came from down there. i was already pretty much in for the night and as i looked out my window, i looked down, i see the cab driver come down on the road that was closed off. to this day i don't understand how he got there. all of a sudden the cab gets to the deepest part, i knew he was in trouble. i just didn't think about my well-being. >> you're wading through and the water is like waist-deep? >> up to my chest. the water was up to my chest. >> were you wearing any gear? >> i had a northface jacket on. >> basketball shorts on? and you're wading in the water anyway? >> yeah. >> you go to the cab driver.
his name is john. he's the guy on the right in this picture. the man on the left is the cab driver he saved, who left the scene before anyone got his name. john is 6'5," was able to carry the cab driver to safety. he joins me here now in staten island. it's incredible what you did. tell us about it. you basically saw this cab driver in need? >> yeah, exactly. that's how it happened. i was in my apartment, i was just drinking coffee, and i just came from down there. i was already...
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let me start with you, john. some of the latest polls in the poll of polls, we take the major ones and take the average. that's why there is no margin of error. pew research, 47/47. american research group, 48-48 and all continue along that wane. could a small thing like chris christie coming out with a very serious and significant endorsement of the president's handling of the storm tip the race? >> listen, erin, a race like this this tight, everything matters. this is a game of inches, a war after television. seeing this in ohio, folks focused heavily on the ground game. highly respected governor like chris christie, being honest, not doing partisan talking points, we're working effectively with the president, that reminds people that president obama is the commander in chief. every little thing matters and chris christie speaking honestly probably helped the president a little bit. >> tomorrow, he will tour the destroyed zones with the governor. he did last year during the storm as well. not as if this is a ne
let me start with you, john. some of the latest polls in the poll of polls, we take the major ones and take the average. that's why there is no margin of error. pew research, 47/47. american research group, 48-48 and all continue along that wane. could a small thing like chris christie coming out with a very serious and significant endorsement of the president's handling of the storm tip the race? >> listen, erin, a race like this this tight, everything matters. this is a game of inches,...
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let me start with you, john. some of the latest polls included in the poll of polls. we take the major ones and do an average. you look petition pew research center. 48-48, and they continue along that vain. with numbers like that, john, could a small thing like chris christie coming out with a very serious and significant entorsment of the president's handling of the storm tip the race? >> listen, erin. a race like this, this tight, every thing matters. this is a game of inches right now. this is a war of attrition. and we're seeing this in ohio here. both campaigns focusing heavily on ground game. so every little thing matters. and what if highly respected governor, chris christie in a time of crisis has kind words to say, being honest, saying it's been good to working with the president, that reminds people that president obama is the commander in chief. so every little thing matters. and chris christie speaking honestly this morning probably helped the president a little bit. >> let me ask you, missouro, th president is going to tour the destroy destroyed zones wi
let me start with you, john. some of the latest polls included in the poll of polls. we take the major ones and do an average. you look petition pew research center. 48-48, and they continue along that vain. with numbers like that, john, could a small thing like chris christie coming out with a very serious and significant entorsment of the president's handling of the storm tip the race? >> listen, erin. a race like this, this tight, every thing matters. this is a game of inches right...
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in ohio that's where we find my good friend ali velshi, cnn's chief business correspondent and john avlon is there with him as well. you have to go back to 1960 until you find the last time the winner of ohio did not end up in the white house. unemployment rate in ohio 7%, guys, below the national average. it was 8.6 president when president obama took office and shot up to more than 10%. ali, that looks like a positive trend for the president. how does governor romney make the case that it would get way better way sooner if ohio makes a change for romney, ali? >> well, he does it by approximating to some degree. he does it by saying this state has prospered under a republican governor. look, this is a state that is split. it's a virtual dead heat. obama's got a bit of a lead, but as you know it's within that statistical margin of error so it could be a few points off one way or the other. it will come down to who comes out to vote. the last few days will be about encouraging those who have already decided. there's very little left in terms of evidence as to what you could do to possibly
in ohio that's where we find my good friend ali velshi, cnn's chief business correspondent and john avlon is there with him as well. you have to go back to 1960 until you find the last time the winner of ohio did not end up in the white house. unemployment rate in ohio 7%, guys, below the national average. it was 8.6 president when president obama took office and shot up to more than 10%. ali, that looks like a positive trend for the president. how does governor romney make the case that it...
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here is the crime and justice correspondent joe johns. joe, good morning. >> brook, this started with a student from thailand who was studying in the united states. to pay for his kegs his family and friends sent his cheap versions of tax books printed overseas which he sold to people in the united states at big discounts. the publisher sued. now some say the outcome of this case could have a big impact on the economy. >> reporter: it's a case that could cause trouble for anyone who ever thought about selling an old iphone or ipad. donating clothes to charity or even unloading junk at a yard sale. the issue about to be argued before the supreme court is whether the original copyright holder on u.s. products manufactured or purchased in other countries can control your ability to resell the product once you buy it. davis resells old products at this ebay consignment store. >> how much of that stuff is foreign manufacturers? >> i probably say 85%, 95%. >> he fears the case could put him out of business. >> i think it's ridiculous. i have kn
here is the crime and justice correspondent joe johns. joe, good morning. >> brook, this started with a student from thailand who was studying in the united states. to pay for his kegs his family and friends sent his cheap versions of tax books printed overseas which he sold to people in the united states at big discounts. the publisher sued. now some say the outcome of this case could have a big impact on the economy. >> reporter: it's a case that could cause trouble for anyone who...
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. >> we'll actually be talking more about it with john zarella who is there with those voters, and we'll talk with him coming up in the 9:00 hour here, 9:00 eastern. all right. so long voting lines, countless campaign ads, some americans have just had enough of the 2012 election, especially this little girl. >> i'm tired -- i'm tired of baronk obama and mitt romney. >> that's why you're crying. it will be over soon, abby. ...lean roasted chicken... and a creamy broth mmm i can still see you. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or behavior or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase these in children, teens, and young adults. cymbalta is not approved for children under 18. people taking maois or thioridazi
. >> we'll actually be talking more about it with john zarella who is there with those voters, and we'll talk with him coming up in the 9:00 hour here, 9:00 eastern. all right. so long voting lines, countless campaign ads, some americans have just had enough of the 2012 election, especially this little girl. >> i'm tired -- i'm tired of baronk obama and mitt romney. >> that's why you're crying. it will be over soon, abby. ...lean roasted chicken... and a creamy broth mmm i can...
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john is in youngstown, ohio. john, let me ask you this, if it's this tight in ohio, is it possible we will not know who won the election on election night? >> reporter: that is what county officials call the nightmare is scenario. here's what it could look like. right now 1.4 million ohioans requested an early ballot, but only half have returned them. now, if they go to the polls on election day, they can't vote unless they cast a provision ol ballot. those votes won't be counted for ten days. so if ohio is close, it won't be november 6, it could be november 16 before we know who won ohio and possibly the presidency. >> oh, wow. that is a nightmare scenario. i think for everyone in this country. >> it is halloween, erin. >> i know the focus there is on early voting, and i know you've spoken to some important people in ohio this week. u.s. senators and republican rob portman. here they are. >> the other side has so much more money and we win by grassroots politics. that means early voting, getting organized, peopl
john is in youngstown, ohio. john, let me ask you this, if it's this tight in ohio, is it possible we will not know who won the election on election night? >> reporter: that is what county officials call the nightmare is scenario. here's what it could look like. right now 1.4 million ohioans requested an early ballot, but only half have returned them. now, if they go to the polls on election day, they can't vote unless they cast a provision ol ballot. those votes won't be counted for ten...
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john, thank you. john from cincinnati. john, to show you how important this is, mitt romney also in ohio, we're going to go to aetna and listen in. >> 5 million jobs short. those are real americans. can't find work. 23 million in all can't find work or can't find work that is up to their needs, only finding part time work. this is a critical time. the president was a president who took office with the economy as the number one challenge. and, you know, he's got a higher unemployment today than when he took office. think of that. the president of the united states presides over a nation under his leadership where unemployment is higher than the day he took office. and, of course, he said he was going to save social security and medicare because they were headed to insolvency. what has happened instead, he made no effort to save either one. and in fact, he took $716 billion from medicare to pay for obama care. and then he said he was going to lower the cost of your health insurance. by $2,500 a family by now. instead it has
john, thank you. john from cincinnati. john, to show you how important this is, mitt romney also in ohio, we're going to go to aetna and listen in. >> 5 million jobs short. those are real americans. can't find work. 23 million in all can't find work or can't find work that is up to their needs, only finding part time work. this is a critical time. the president was a president who took office with the economy as the number one challenge. and, you know, he's got a higher unemployment today...
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john avalon is in the battleground state of ohio. so john, it's a cavalcade of republican stars. will it help romney? >> they hope so, carol. i mean, this is sort of that last-minute stampede. the romney camp taking the major surrogates in the swing states and that's what they should be doing. this is a game of inches, a war of attrition and the swing states every vote could matter. they put out everything they got. there are six days left in the election. you don't leave anything in the locker room. >> ohio voters, do they have sandy on their minds at all? >> well, there's definitely been bad weather as you may be able to tell throughout ohio all the of sandy and the storm is very dissipated. we have gone to the election polling places open for early election and still packed. no sign of a falloff on that because of the weather. the debates about the economy. the campaign having a tussle right now over chrysler and gm. when biden and clinton koim to youngstown they slammed mitt romney for ads calling this claim that they were moving plants and jobs overseas on production within
john avalon is in the battleground state of ohio. so john, it's a cavalcade of republican stars. will it help romney? >> they hope so, carol. i mean, this is sort of that last-minute stampede. the romney camp taking the major surrogates in the swing states and that's what they should be doing. this is a game of inches, a war of attrition and the swing states every vote could matter. they put out everything they got. there are six days left in the election. you don't leave anything in the...
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john king, what have you been finding on that question? we've been hearing that question from more and more people. >> let's hope with six days to go, five full days to work that utility officials and state and local officials get most of this fixed. if you look at the map the areas that are not green have been impacted by superstorm sandy when it comes to power outages. deb feyerick was talking about the new york city area. the darker the color the higher number of people without power. new york you move down to the state of new jersey, incredibly hard hit along the shoreline. we know new york and new jersey likely to go democratic. let's walk over to the state of pennsylvania and look at this, you see this down here, let me help you understand this chart a little bit. i'm going to pop it out and this explains the darker the color the higher the number of people without power so as we come back to the state of pennsylvania i want to show you something. if you look it's obvious to the naked eye in this area here is where you see more peopl
john king, what have you been finding on that question? we've been hearing that question from more and more people. >> let's hope with six days to go, five full days to work that utility officials and state and local officials get most of this fixed. if you look at the map the areas that are not green have been impacted by superstorm sandy when it comes to power outages. deb feyerick was talking about the new york city area. the darker the color the higher number of people without power....
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john king is here at the magic wall. on this day with three days to go, it's going to be complicate d. >> we know it's close and we have to say advantage to the president. but how big, that's the open question. we start the final weekend 237 strong or leaning the president's way. 206 leaning governor romney's way. the race of course is to 270. the president is ending withal rallies in iowa, wisconsin and ohio. why? because that's his easiest path to 270. if the president can take iowa, can take wisconsin and can take ohio, it's game over. if nothing else changed on the map, that would get the president to 271 and it would be game over. that's why the president is ending his campaign right here in the hardland. places where he can talk about the auto bailout. that's one way. that's the president's quickest way. i won't say it's the easest. it means that governor romney has to take the state of ohio. that was the president's fastest way. how does governor romney get there? he has to win the state of florida. he needs flori
john king is here at the magic wall. on this day with three days to go, it's going to be complicate d. >> we know it's close and we have to say advantage to the president. but how big, that's the open question. we start the final weekend 237 strong or leaning the president's way. 206 leaning governor romney's way. the race of course is to 270. the president is ending withal rallies in iowa, wisconsin and ohio. why? because that's his easiest path to 270. if the president can take iowa,...
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john king is in cincinnati tonight. john, another poll neck and neck, probably be a very long night on election night. what stood out in that poll to you? >> it is remarkable. if you look deep into the poll, the president might have a slight advantage, but this is a classic swing state and we have a dead heat. the president's getting the democrats. governor romney's getting the republicans so you want to look at the middle. 48% for governor romney. 46% for the president so a dead heat. both candidates are in the state today and will be back to make their case. because of ohio's diversity, what's the demographic composition. among nonwhite voters, he's getting 70% of the vote. cleveland, columbus, here in cincinnati. a growing latino population. the president starts with a head start. the white vote, 44% to 53% for romney. i would say this. if governor romney can keep the white vote closer to 40%, he has a chance and getting minority turnout, that was the president's recipe for success four years ago. >> i know that is s
john king is in cincinnati tonight. john, another poll neck and neck, probably be a very long night on election night. what stood out in that poll to you? >> it is remarkable. if you look deep into the poll, the president might have a slight advantage, but this is a classic swing state and we have a dead heat. the president's getting the democrats. governor romney's getting the republicans so you want to look at the middle. 48% for governor romney. 46% for the president so a dead heat....
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john sady lives along the shore and he shot this cell phone video of the aftermath. take a look. >> that's the boardwalk two blocks in on central avenue. and that's where the boardwalk was on the ocean. >> and john is on the phone with us this morning. he's a business owner in seaside heights, new jersey, and lives in toms river. john, i was in your area this week. i'm so sorry for what you all are dealing with there. are the conditions any better now this morning for you? >> they're mixed. they're mixed. we are really happy with the response from the governor with the electoral department. we had people from alabama, atlanta, three tractor trailer loads, telephone polls went over thursday. that response has been outstanding. however, it's been a little slow, i would say, in the search for door-to-door to help some of these people. that has been a little bit embarrassing to the government. >> right after the storm actually happened, though, and came through there. you took in five local families. a lot of people had no where to go. where are those people now? are the
john sady lives along the shore and he shot this cell phone video of the aftermath. take a look. >> that's the boardwalk two blocks in on central avenue. and that's where the boardwalk was on the ocean. >> and john is on the phone with us this morning. he's a business owner in seaside heights, new jersey, and lives in toms river. john, i was in your area this week. i'm so sorry for what you all are dealing with there. are the conditions any better now this morning for you? >>...
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all right, joe johns, thanks so much from washington. appreciate that. >> something else that considered a pretty big challenge or obstacle right now. in states like connecticut, new jersey, and new york. how do people vote? given what took place with that superstorm sandy? five days after the storm, polling station managers are working to make sure voting goes as smoothly as possible. but is that a difficult undertaking? joining me to explain what they're doing in connecticut, connect kick' secretary of state, denise merril, good to see you. >> good to see you. >> i understand already in some portions of connecticut like greenwich, everything is working again. you have the polling stations in place. but then are there other areas in connecticut that were impacted by the storm where things are not up and running. the polling stations and power is not up and running? >> there are still a few that we're worried about, probably a handful at this points, but we've been in communication with all of the 169 towns where these elections are held
all right, joe johns, thanks so much from washington. appreciate that. >> something else that considered a pretty big challenge or obstacle right now. in states like connecticut, new jersey, and new york. how do people vote? given what took place with that superstorm sandy? five days after the storm, polling station managers are working to make sure voting goes as smoothly as possible. but is that a difficult undertaking? joining me to explain what they're doing in connecticut, connect...
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i'm john berman. >> and i'm zoraida sambolin. it's 5:00 a.m. in the east. we begin with the latest on the aftermath of the superstorm hurricane ire hurricane sandy. most buses are up and running again and they are free of charge. but most of lower manhattan still has no power and temperatures are dipping into the 30s and 40s. >> and there are no heartbreaking picture as long the jersey shore barrier islands. houses picked up, some just buried in the sand and governor chris christie who toured the destruction with president obama said some parts of the shore may never look the same again. >> the death toll reached 124 people with 56 in the united states. at least 28 in new york. and close to 5 million customers are still waiting for the power to come back on. >> cnn has the entire disaster zone covered this morning. our correspondents spanned out across lower manhattan and all up and down the jersey shore. >> first, the economic capital of our country is slowly getting back to normal this morning even while facing extreme damage.
i'm john berman. >> and i'm zoraida sambolin. it's 5:00 a.m. in the east. we begin with the latest on the aftermath of the superstorm hurricane ire hurricane sandy. most buses are up and running again and they are free of charge. but most of lower manhattan still has no power and temperatures are dipping into the 30s and 40s. >> and there are no heartbreaking picture as long the jersey shore barrier islands. houses picked up, some just buried in the sand and governor chris christie...
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thank you, john avalon, see you soon. >>> all right, coming up, three teens in two separate cases arrested for murder. and in both cases they were turned into the police by their mom. >>> ♪ ♪ ♪ >> well, talk about determination, actor -- two and a half year campaign, a seattle man finally convinces '80s rocker, billy idol, to play his birthday party. we'll talk to him in just a moment. >>> why don't we like being scared? i'm going to say you, i don't like to be scared. those shows get high ratings, like walking dead. all that. and people make big money to get scared at haunted houses. like these people, these are pictures from nightmares, fear factor, in niagra falls, canada. why do we like this? when you see those pictures, i don't know if you can see this. it looks ridiculous. >> i have some of those of me on roller coasters. >> all right, wendy, we know you're a behavioral expert. is there something wrong with us? like why do people like to be scared like this? >> no, this is satisfying our biological intentions, think about this. back in our hunter-gatherer past, we had leisure a
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john, zoraida? >> dan, new jersey governor chris christie has been actually praising the president, something that we don't often hear. he's been saying that the work that he's doing is outstanding. what can you tell us about that? >> that's right. this is someone who's been a vocal critic of the president but he did point out not only that the president has been doing a good job but that the overall administration has been helping out. as you know, the president did declare a state of emergency for the state of new jersey, new york, and several other states, and that a disaster declaration, as well, the president signed that. and so, governor christie praising the president and the administration. take a look at what he has to say. >> this is for the people in my state. and when the president does things that deserve praise i will give him praise. and when the president does things that deserve scorn, i'll give him scorn. i think people know that about me. but i'm not going to play politics with th
john, zoraida? >> dan, new jersey governor chris christie has been actually praising the president, something that we don't often hear. he's been saying that the work that he's doing is outstanding. what can you tell us about that? >> that's right. this is someone who's been a vocal critic of the president but he did point out not only that the president has been doing a good job but that the overall administration has been helping out. as you know, the president did declare a state...
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guess what, we just don't know. >> john king, jessica yellin. thanks. >>> we were reporting earlier on the broadcast about the lack of attention staten island has been getting. we got breaking news. we just got word that janet napolitano is going to visit staten island tomorrow. as we mentioned, people have been expressing a lot of frustration and the federal response, secretary napolitano will tour the area. still ahead, we remember the victims of the storm. we are learning more and more about the lives lost. the lives they lived. we'll remember them and pay tribute to their lives that ended suddenly when sandy struck. >>> so many people here in new york and new jersey and throughout the northeast have lost everything, others are still without power or having a lot of trouble getting around and waiting in long lines for gas. for some families, the toll that sandy took is much higher. at least 157 people were killed in this storm. 88 of them here in the united states. tonight we remember all of those who died. we want to take a minute just to ge
guess what, we just don't know. >> john king, jessica yellin. thanks. >>> we were reporting earlier on the broadcast about the lack of attention staten island has been getting. we got breaking news. we just got word that janet napolitano is going to visit staten island tomorrow. as we mentioned, people have been expressing a lot of frustration and the federal response, secretary napolitano will tour the area. still ahead, we remember the victims of the storm. we are learning more...
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guess what, we just don't know. >> john king, jessica yellin. thanks. >>> we were reporting earlier on the broadcast about the lack of attention staten island has been getting. we got breaking news. we just got word that got word napolitano is going to visit staten island. the secretary will tour the area with the fema director. we're learning more and more about lives that were lost, the faces and names of the tragedy, the lives they led. we'll remember them and pay tribute to their lives that ended suddenly when sandy struck. [ man ] hello!!!! hello!!!! [ all ] ohh! that is crazy! are you kidding me? let me see! oh! what! that's insane! noooo! mr. woodson? oh hello! hello! [ whistles ] hello! [ all ] hello! [ coach ] caleb, i've got someone i want you to meet. hello. [ male announcer ] at&t. the nation's largest 4g network. covering 3,000 more 4g cities and towns than verizon. rethink possible. covering 3,000 more 4g cities and towns than verizon. those little things for you, life's about her. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a qu
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john, thank you for the update. let's go to mike galanos, he is in atlantic city where they have tons of damage, really devastating pictures from the afternoon before the storm made landfall and then when it did make landfall, absolutely remarkable pictures to talk about. mike, good morning. how's it looking now? >> good morning, soledad. right now and, again, you mentioned intermittent rain, gusts of bitter cold wind kissing me right now. to reset the scene, you talked about some of those pints. i was standing in it. about a half a block behind me, soledad, that was basically a raging river hn me. it all came together about 8:00 last night, the storm surge, high tide. that water was up to my knee. if a car drove by i'd get a wave of water over my waist. that's what we were dealing with here in atlantic city. i mentioned the storm surge, the high tide, the wind gusts practically knocked me into the water. that's what we were dealing with last night. and again, governor chris christie not happy with the mayor here in
john, thank you for the update. let's go to mike galanos, he is in atlantic city where they have tons of damage, really devastating pictures from the afternoon before the storm made landfall and then when it did make landfall, absolutely remarkable pictures to talk about. mike, good morning. how's it looking now? >> good morning, soledad. right now and, again, you mentioned intermittent rain, gusts of bitter cold wind kissing me right now. to reset the scene, you talked about some of...
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and that's something that's resonating here. >> all right, john avalon reporting live from youngstown, ohio this morning. and that does it for me. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me today. "newsroom" continues after a break with ashleigh banfield. [ female announcer ] today, jason is here to volunteer to help those in need. when a twinge of back pain surprises him. morning starts in high spirits, but there's a growing pain in his lower back. as lines grow longer, his pain continues to linger. but after a long day of helping others, he gets some helpful advice. just two aleve have the strength to keep back pain away all day. today, jason chose aleve. just two pills for all day pain relief. try aleve d for strong, all day long sinus and headache relief.
and that's something that's resonating here. >> all right, john avalon reporting live from youngstown, ohio this morning. and that does it for me. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me today. "newsroom" continues after a break with ashleigh banfield. [ female announcer ] today, jason is here to volunteer to help those in need. when a twinge of back pain surprises him. morning starts in high spirits, but there's a growing pain in his lower back. as lines grow...
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. >> i saw pictures over the weekend from joe johns, polling places in virginia. looked to be very long lines. people trying to get in before the storm hits. let me ask you this -- oftentimes in politics, in october before the big election, people talk about an october surprise. might this be the october surprise, this go round? >> you know, this is certainly surprising. look, i've actually been through three hurricanes, helped the team. we led the team that won the pulitzer for -- for hurricane katrina in biloxi. hurricanes are very unpredictable. when you first have the path coming up hugging the coast, maybe turning eastward out to see, now move that pressure -- to sea, now move that pressure system that will turn it in over our heads in d.c., you know, you don't know what's going to happen. particularly with nine days out to the election, these days are crucial for the campaigns to get out on the road, hit the swing states. those states that are going to be critical in deciding the next president. so this tosses a lot up in the air. >> brian, stand by for me.
. >> i saw pictures over the weekend from joe johns, polling places in virginia. looked to be very long lines. people trying to get in before the storm hits. let me ask you this -- oftentimes in politics, in october before the big election, people talk about an october surprise. might this be the october surprise, this go round? >> you know, this is certainly surprising. look, i've actually been through three hurricanes, helped the team. we led the team that won the pulitzer for --...
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guess what, we just don't know. >> john king, jessica yellin. thanks. >>> we were reporting earlier on the broadcast about the lack of attention staten island has been getting. we got breaking news. we just got word that janet napolitano is going to visit staten island tomorrow. people expressing a lot of concern about the response. still ahead, we remember the victims of the storm. some of them we're learning more and more about some of those whose lives were lost, and the faces and names of this tragedy. the lives they lady. we'll remember them and pay tribute to their lives that ended suddenly when sandy struck. [ male announcer ] whether it's kevin's smartphone... ♪ ...mom's smartphone... dad's tablet... or lauren's smartphone... at&t has a plan built to help make families' lives easier. introducing at&t mobile share. one plan lets you share data on up to 10 devices with unlimited talk and text. add a tablet for only $10 per month. at&t. to bring you a low-priced medicare prescription drug plan. ♪ with a low national plan premium... ♪
guess what, we just don't know. >> john king, jessica yellin. thanks. >>> we were reporting earlier on the broadcast about the lack of attention staten island has been getting. we got breaking news. we just got word that janet napolitano is going to visit staten island tomorrow. people expressing a lot of concern about the response. still ahead, we remember the victims of the storm. some of them we're learning more and more about some of those whose lives were lost, and the faces...
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thank you, john. we want to get to mike galanos, he's in atlantic city with a look at some of the devastating effects of the superstorm there. what are you seeing this morning, mike? >> reporter: it surprises me. again, i go to bed last night and i was standing in waist deep water at some points. in front of me is the atlantic city convention center, behind me in the distance was bally's. i was in the middle of a street that played out like a raging river. the water has receded but i have rain and wind. we can't wait for day break to assess the damage even more so. yesterday, many parts of atlantic city under water, two, three pete of water. the mayor at one point went to check on how a shelter was doing and had a difficult time getting back. he saw downed power lines. at that point he told everybody, if you have not gotten to a shelter, just hunker down. behind me is a sheridan. these were families that tried to ride out the storm but couldn't. for them, luckily they were able to make it to this hote
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let's get to john berman in the lower part of manhattan. where they were expecting a storm surge of something like ten feet plus. they got much more than that. john, what's the latest there? >> they got 14, soledad. 14 feet. a 14-foot storm surge, which is simply unprecedented here. it's four feet higher than the record which was set back in 1960. where i'm standing right now, was really just part of new york harbor last night when that surge came in. let me show you where the water is right now. it's about two hours from high tide again right now and you can see, you know, we have four feet to go before the water gets backed up here, hopefully it will not come back over this wall again tonight. but you can see how low it is compared to what it must have been last night in this area where i'm standing right now. simply swamped this entire area, and this side of manhattan where i am didn't have it nearly as bad as where you are. out in new york harbor, which is out that way they measured a 36-foot wave. 32 feet. 32 feet. which is six feet hi
let's get to john berman in the lower part of manhattan. where they were expecting a storm surge of something like ten feet plus. they got much more than that. john, what's the latest there? >> they got 14, soledad. 14 feet. a 14-foot storm surge, which is simply unprecedented here. it's four feet higher than the record which was set back in 1960. where i'm standing right now, was really just part of new york harbor last night when that surge came in. let me show you where the water is...
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john, what are you finding? >> important that we mention that six days because it gives officials and authorities time, mayor booker is confident they will have most of it worked out, but any time you see these different colors, those are things impacted in in the storm. here is theover all national number, about 15 states and about 6 million people without power. that could take ten days or more. that means past the election. let's come back to this map and i will explain in detail what it means. the guide up here, and we'll go through some of the impact in state that's are critical in the election season. let's start with the state of ohio. you see a darker orange. 5,000 plus households, well look up here, you see cleveland and la lake county, this is the most heavily hit area here. here is why this could matter. this is how these areas voted in the 2008 presidential election. especially here in akron, i'll show you the impact of the storm so far. these are people without power right now. one thing this has do
john, what are you finding? >> important that we mention that six days because it gives officials and authorities time, mayor booker is confident they will have most of it worked out, but any time you see these different colors, those are things impacted in in the storm. here is theover all national number, about 15 states and about 6 million people without power. that could take ten days or more. that means past the election. let's come back to this map and i will explain in detail what...
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our joe johns is following us in washington on this story. but what he is following is that new jersey governor chris christy is now saying that people in the affected areas of new jersey, people affected by hurricane sandy can now vote electronically. they can vote by e-mail and they can vote by fax. it is an interesting turn. joe, what are you finding out about this? >> well, it's a very interesting turn, don. as you said, in response to the super storm, the governor has issued a directive. this is for misplaced voters that can submit ballot applications by e-mail or by fax to the county clerk. the clerk sends them a ballot and then they have to return that ballot by about 8:00 p.m. on tuesday. it sounds highly unusual. to some, it may sound off the wall. but the fact of the matter is, in an emergency situation, there is some precedent for it. the united states actually has a program for military and overseas voters to basically do very similar things. so chris christie is taking a page from that pramt aogram and trying to find out how new
our joe johns is following us in washington on this story. but what he is following is that new jersey governor chris christy is now saying that people in the affected areas of new jersey, people affected by hurricane sandy can now vote electronically. they can vote by e-mail and they can vote by fax. it is an interesting turn. joe, what are you finding out about this? >> well, it's a very interesting turn, don. as you said, in response to the super storm, the governor has issued a...
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>> nobody was doing three weeks ago what mitt romney was doing -- >> nobody believed that john mccain would be president at this point. people think mitt romney could be. i want to go back -- talked earlier about this clown campaign, rights, but how we're focusing on small things that don't matter that much. part of it is that we are responding to a marketplace. fair or not, good or bad. media and journalists -- look, i've written a lot of stories in the past months about the manufacturing crisis. and rustbelt states, it's going away and how hard it is on families. nobody cares. they get two commentses on it -- comments on it. it's frustrating, but if i write about trump, i get 100 comments. >> president gives a "rolling stone" interview and says he think romney is a bs-er. that's godden media fla-- gotte media flack. should it? >> i don't think so because we had george bush repeatedly flipping the camera at the camera. i put it on my blog once. dick cheney's famous -- the "go "f" yourself"? >> major league a-hole or something -- >> we don't have to go that far. >> new york times repo
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we have one sign of progress to share with you in new york city today and that's john f. kennedy airport. it is finally open. and nearby newark liberty also open and ready for business. you can't expect meaningful traffic for a while get. new york's laguardia, no. it's not going to open. tarmacs should not look like lakes. look at this ireport picture that we got. it's just remarkable. the jetway in to what looks like long island sound with waves. it's just unbelievable. these are the tarmacs and the runways. damage said to be extensive and that's going to affect air travel all over the country. and then to underscore one of the things that new yorkers are dealing with, if they don't have power they're not seeing television and look at the newspapers. this is "the new york daily news." this is the devastation. apocalypse, new york. that's more than 80 homes in breezy point. just blocks and blocks of rubble. if you flip this newspaper around, that's what manhattan's like at night for people in the southern part of the island. just big swaths of black with no power at all a
we have one sign of progress to share with you in new york city today and that's john f. kennedy airport. it is finally open. and nearby newark liberty also open and ready for business. you can't expect meaningful traffic for a while get. new york's laguardia, no. it's not going to open. tarmacs should not look like lakes. look at this ireport picture that we got. it's just remarkable. the jetway in to what looks like long island sound with waves. it's just unbelievable. these are the tarmacs...
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breaking news, late word that new york's john f. kennedy international airport is open, but only for incoming flights and additional limited service resumes tomorrow, a major development for anybody trying to come into this city, and also ultimately trying to leave. new york's laguardia, which mains serves domestic destinations remains closed due to flooding. newark liberty international airport reopens at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow for limited service. good signs of life. a sign of life, returning to normal, but only beginning. small signs, 18 new yorkers we know have now lost their lives in this storm. 15 elsewhere. nearly 7 million are without power tonight, including about 750,000 here in new york city. the entire facade of this building behind me collapsed. between chelsea and greenwich village. the picture says a lot. take a look at that the entire facade of the building, being used frankly as an illegal hotel, mostly for overseas visitors, the entire facade is gone. the four rooms tell the story of this dorm in miniature. thankfully
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joe johns, thanks so much. we'll check back with you later on as the day develops. thanks so much. >>> meantime, let's talk about the new york area. staten island in particular. one of the hardest hit areas after superstorm sandy. we'll meet a family whose home was destroyed but that apatientapatient -- apparently is just the beginning of their loss. when you take a closer look... ...at the best schools in the world... ...you see they all have something very interesting in common. they have teachers... ...with a deeper knowledge of their subjects. as a result, their students achieve at a higher level. let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. dad vo: ok, time for bed, kiddo. lights out. ♪ (sirens) (train horn) ♪ vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. [ male announcer ] can a car be built around a state of mind? ♪ announcing the all-new 2013 malibu from chevrolet. ♪ with a remarkable new interior featuring the
joe johns, thanks so much. we'll check back with you later on as the day develops. thanks so much. >>> meantime, let's talk about the new york area. staten island in particular. one of the hardest hit areas after superstorm sandy. we'll meet a family whose home was destroyed but that apatientapatient -- apparently is just the beginning of their loss. when you take a closer look... ...at the best schools in the world... ...you see they all have something very interesting in common. they...
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it was john mccain's. a brutal loss for romney and his family. >> i feel i have to now stand aside. >> for me, i was like, that's it, okay, we did that. that's fine. never again. >>> you guys are great. almost but not quite. >> i will never do this again. and i just made sure it was very emphatic. >> the romney family seemed done with politics and didn't keep it a secret. >> it was again a very bruising thing. i think people forget that these are real families, the people they love that are going through these hard times. >> so why the change of heart? >> it was a change of heart. what this m.s. disease has taught me is to learn how to be self-contained and how to not absorb some of the negative things and to recognize that it was an endeavor worth doing and worth pursuing. >> i'm mitt romney. i believe in america. and i'm running for president of the united states. >> but it was a different environment this time around. very anti-establishment. so romney was reborn as an outsider. >> i served in governmen
it was john mccain's. a brutal loss for romney and his family. >> i feel i have to now stand aside. >> for me, i was like, that's it, okay, we did that. that's fine. never again. >>> you guys are great. almost but not quite. >> i will never do this again. and i just made sure it was very emphatic. >> the romney family seemed done with politics and didn't keep it a secret. >> it was again a very bruising thing. i think people forget that these are real...
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i was with the founder of a big chain, papa john, i don't think you have heard of him. he said i don't think i would have started a company in the type of environment we have today. i want to make sure america is a place you want to start a business. people come here from all over the world, for opportunities, a chance to build for themselves. and their children. and i want to help them. i was with -- i was with one guy in st. louis, who had a small business. an electronics business. and he said that he and his son calculated how much money they were paying in taxes of what they earned. now, it is not a big business. four people, four employees. he said when they calculated their income tax, and then their payroll tax, and then their state income tax, then their gas tax, and then their real estate tax, it was over half of what they made. and he said think about this, we take a big risk to start a business. and then if we're one of the lucky ones where the business succeeds, the government wants to take half of what we make. so what i want to do, i want to lower the tax
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stay with us, john, if you would. i want to move on that jennifer delgado because i'll tell you something, there's a lot going on that people might not be able to see. the new advisories have been rolling in. we just got one from the national hurricane center. hurricane sandy is about 205 miles southeast of atlantic city. and our meteorologist, jen delgado, is joining me live from the hurricane center, tracking this storm. there's some significant news that's just come out. tell me about it. >> absolutely. most importantly, we are going to start off with the winds. the winds have gotten stronger from the last advisory at 8:00 a.m. we are now seeing the winds sustained at 90 miles per hour with some gusts up to 115. so, yes, we are still seeing strengthening out of it. and we're talking hurricane sandy has been moving right along the gulf stream. we think that was allowing hurricane sandy to strengthen over the last couple of hours. want to point out to you also the pressure. the pressure has also dropped. we're now lo
stay with us, john, if you would. i want to move on that jennifer delgado because i'll tell you something, there's a lot going on that people might not be able to see. the new advisories have been rolling in. we just got one from the national hurricane center. hurricane sandy is about 205 miles southeast of atlantic city. and our meteorologist, jen delgado, is joining me live from the hurricane center, tracking this storm. there's some significant news that's just come out. tell me about it....
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i can't imagine a john mccain not sending the american military in at the earliest possible moment and not worrying about what libya or libyans might have thought. it was clear for months that libya was incapable of protecting our diplomats. the british pulled out. the red cross pulled out. our diplomats were begging for more security and that consulate had been attacked twice, once with a hole 12 feet wide. what else did the president of the united states need? did somebody have to bang him on the head? what did he need to go in there and make sure that our people were properly protected? this is what happens when you elect someone president of the united states who isn't ready to lead. who wants the lead by following. >> do you believe as some republicans do that the white house or certainly people close to the white house were aware of what was happening on that fateful night and decided not to do anything? >> they either were aware of it and decided not to do anything or they were asleep at the switch. either one leads to incompetence. it didn't have to happen. it's a tragedy that
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john, thanks very much. a number of other swing state polls from other news organizations also show a very, very tight race. our chief political analyst gloria borger taking a look at some of these other numbers. colorado obviously important. florida, virginia, certainly ohio. but look at these numbers. this is from the new nbc "the wall street journal" poll in iowa obama 50%, romney 44%. much closer in new hampshire. obama 49%, romney 47% within the sampling error. wisconsin similarly 49%, 46%. these states are pretty important as well. >> every state. all of these battleground states are very important. there are different permutations to get to the all important 270. you look at a tiny state like new hampshire which is so close, four electoral votes, wolf, but it's the last place mitt romney is going to visit before he goes home to boston to vote. the president's going to be there. this could be the difference in the electoral college. if you look at iowa and wisconsin, two other numbers you just threw ou
john, thanks very much. a number of other swing state polls from other news organizations also show a very, very tight race. our chief political analyst gloria borger taking a look at some of these other numbers. colorado obviously important. florida, virginia, certainly ohio. but look at these numbers. this is from the new nbc "the wall street journal" poll in iowa obama 50%, romney 44%. much closer in new hampshire. obama 49%, romney 47% within the sampling error. wisconsin...
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starting replaying this clim of mitt romney last year in a republican primary debate moderated by cnn's john king. >> some people say, you know, maybe we're learning a lesson here that the state should take on more of this role. how do you take on something like this? >> absolutely. every time you have an occasion to take something from the federal government and send it back to the state, that's the right direction. >> has this sparked an overdue debate in the media or purely partisan one? joining us now in san francisco, deborah saunders, columnist for "the san francisco chronicle." deborah saunders, romney didn't quite say he would abolish fema but he did sort of imply it. fair game in the wake of this devastation? >> yeah. i think so. he did say he wanted to move the federal agency -- for states to run things and i'm sure a lot of people don't think that's a good idea. you don't see a lot of people talking about that, do you? >> on the contrary, they're saying, oh, no, the governor supporting fema. >> the way they dealt with it, they ask him different ways. which do you mean? i think it
starting replaying this clim of mitt romney last year in a republican primary debate moderated by cnn's john king. >> some people say, you know, maybe we're learning a lesson here that the state should take on more of this role. how do you take on something like this? >> absolutely. every time you have an occasion to take something from the federal government and send it back to the state, that's the right direction. >> has this sparked an overdue debate in the media or purely...
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some breaking news, late word that new york's john f. kennedy international airport is now open, but only for incoming flights. and additional limited service resumes tomorrow. that's a major development for anybody trying to come into this city and also ultimately trying to leave. new york's smaller airports, laguardia airport, which mainly serves domestic destinations, that remains closed due to flooding. newark liberty international airport reopens for limited service at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. both good signs of life. a sign of life returning to normal but only beginning. small signs. 18 new yorkers we know have now lost their lives in this storm. 15 elsewhere. nearly 7 million are without power tonight, including about 750,000 here in new york. amazingly, no one died in the building you see behind me here. the entire facade of this building collapsed. we're in a neighborhood called chelsea, really on the border of chelsea and greenwich village. but the picture says a lot. take a look at that. the entire facade of the building, which was
some breaking news, late word that new york's john f. kennedy international airport is now open, but only for incoming flights. and additional limited service resumes tomorrow. that's a major development for anybody trying to come into this city and also ultimately trying to leave. new york's smaller airports, laguardia airport, which mainly serves domestic destinations, that remains closed due to flooding. newark liberty international airport reopens for limited service at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow....
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want to get to john berman in lower manhattan. i've been watching a lot of the pictures coming in to us from further down south and you can see major flooding of roads. you can see high winds and choppy seas. we haven't seen any of that here yet in new york. but there is an impact, which is mainly, you know, closings. >> that's right, soledad. no storm surge, no flooding. yet. but the mayor here, and city officials, they want people to get ready. that is why they ordered the mandatory evacuation of some 370,000 people from low-lying areas. lower manhattan right where i'm standing, also the other boroughs right now. people have moved to some 76 storm shelters throughout the city. they're crashing with friends who live in different parts of the city. also they've moved into hotels. mayor michael bloomberg, he said he wants people out of these areas for their own safety. also the safety of emergency workers. let's listen to what he said. >> a lot of people say, oh, well, i'm just going to tough it out, if down the road you can't toug
want to get to john berman in lower manhattan. i've been watching a lot of the pictures coming in to us from further down south and you can see major flooding of roads. you can see high winds and choppy seas. we haven't seen any of that here yet in new york. but there is an impact, which is mainly, you know, closings. >> that's right, soledad. no storm surge, no flooding. yet. but the mayor here, and city officials, they want people to get ready. that is why they ordered the mandatory...
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our john zarella joins me now from plantation, florida. john, good morning. i understand that you voted yesterday. how long did you have to wait? >> reporter: yeah, you know, i did, and i'm really glad i voted yesterday because when i voted the line here was just back over there. i think, dominic, you can give them a shot of where i was standing, and it took me from the time i got in line to the time i walked out the door, two hours and ten minutes to vote, so if you look at where the line is now, which winds all the way around and down there, it's, we estimate, about 700 deep, and maybe about a four-hour wait for the folks to vote. it's nice out and a festive atmosphere. everybody is happy. if it gets hotter during the day that attitude and atmosphere might change a little bit, randi. we expect the long lines to last all day today because this is, as you mentioned, the last day of early voting in florida. >> i hope there are plenty of coffee and doughnuts to go around there. there was this effort, talked about it this morning, to get the early voting extende
our john zarella joins me now from plantation, florida. john, good morning. i understand that you voted yesterday. how long did you have to wait? >> reporter: yeah, you know, i did, and i'm really glad i voted yesterday because when i voted the line here was just back over there. i think, dominic, you can give them a shot of where i was standing, and it took me from the time i got in line to the time i walked out the door, two hours and ten minutes to vote, so if you look at where the...